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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04
WILD ANIMALS LOOSE.
An Exciting Scene at the st. Louis
Union Depot.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 3.-One OF the
most exciting scenes that ever occurred in
this, or perhaps any other city, took place
at the union depot between 3 and4 o'clock
this afternoon, and for time created not
only tremendous excitement, but the
widest kind OF scare among the people
present.
During the day a special train OF passen-
ger and flat cars, bearing John Robnson's
menagerie and circus people and their ami
mails from Fort Scott, Kas., came into the
union depot en- route TO Cincinnati, where
they are 10 winter. About $3.50 o'clock
the train pulled out to cross the bridge,
and while passing over the puzzle switch"
in the depot yards, a fiat car flew the track,
followed by others, and ran into freight
train on side track, demolishing two or
three cars and killing George Squires, a
canyasman, and badly iniuring two circus
men named Fuller and Isle. In the
smash-up some Of the animal cages OH the
flat cars were broken, and Bengal
tiger, two lions, leopard, jaguar, an
| ibex and yulture escaped The widest
kind of commotion followed. Depot
officials and policemen ran frantically
about shouting warning, aud there was u
general and quick stampede from the
yards TO the streets beyond. The circus
and depot men then made search for the
animals The leopard was found crouchcd
under a freight ear, and an attempt was
made to asso him, but ii failed, and the
animal rushed from cover, bit man
severely in the leg on his way out,
bounded into the ticket Office and then
jumped through a transom into the super
intcndcnts office. lie was bcsicged by
the circus men, and, after several attempts
TO capture him, and two or three shots. be-
| ing fired at him, he was covered with II
tarpaulin and secured. One by one the
inmates were found and after more on less
trouble were captured and returned TO
their cages, but IL was not until nearly
dark that the work was over aud the eX-
| element was allaycd
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yiCKSOY IND JEFFERSON.

We publish ON another page chnrac-
tcristic lcitor Of Gen Andrew Jackson's,
written In 1902 just after Jefferson had
been elected TO the presidency, and a few
months before the purchase Of Louisiana.
The admiration expressed by him for JET
icrson ~ q pure Republican, and the use
Of the title Citizen" which had been
then lately imported into this country
from France, SHOW that the great man
who had represented his State in Congress
m its Grst representative, had been
attorney general aud sat upon the
bench, was man Of aud for the people.
Though born British subject, ~ n
survivor Of the Revolutionary war he was
an earnest Republican, who lad no faith in
any other form Of government but that
which derived It's consent from the gov
cncd. II am happy" he writes 10 his
friend Col. Cato West, Of Naichcz, 81 AN
happy In learn that the election Of that
great aud good man, Jefferson, 10 IN,
presidential oiIirc is 80 pleasing 10 thc
people " the Nalchck." The author o
the Declaration 81 Independence was al
rady counted among the immorials. III
WIS shining mark for the abuse an,
vililcaiion NJ the Fcdorils, those "mon
archy men, ~ Judge John Brcckcuridr
called them, hut this only cndcarcd hin
Ia the plain, honest, ma,ior-oi fact back
voodsmcn who wcr building State
Ia the iu west and south west. Hut b,
sides this expression NJ his love IT IclIcr
sou, jackson makes u plain that hc va
rsliyc mdcr the multiplied injustice
from which the people Of "thc Nalchc
county suffered under Scarvaul, an
: knowing Claiborne, who had then hccl
; recently elected 20 Congress from Tcnnc-
see, lac had ldll faith In his disposition a
governor Of the Territory Of Mississippi {
4 right an their wrongs Jackson could M
I bear injustice ol any kind llr loved III
b people, aud he loved me government, an
I he loved above III Others the man VIII
( with such convincing logic stated III
rights If nan In ihc pcclnmton oi Ind,
pcndcncc.
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CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. st was nearly 4
o'clock this morning when fire was dis
covered in the Chicago club, in Monroe
street, directly opposite the ladies' en-
trance TO the Palmer house. BY the time
the first relay Of engines had ratified up 10
the fire the flames had spread throughout
the fifth floor and were bursting from the
windows on all sides, while signs OF fire
could be seen on the fourth floor. A
general alarm was promptly turned in,
and in fifteen minutes u score OF engines,
hook and ladder trucks and hose carts
Numbered down the street and clattered
up to the fire.
A wild panic followed ut the Palmer
house. At the windows ON Monroe street
appeared hundred frightened faces, peer
ing into the streets, aud, ut the sight Of
the steamers, a rush for escape followed,
under the impression that the hotel was
on fire. Half clad ladies and gentlemen
tumblcd out in the halls and shricked
wildly for help
All the bell boys were promptly sent to
the rooms OF the guests, and, with the aid
Of the clerks, succeeded in calming the
/
| 10 return TO their rooms until the hose
carts had rcclcd up their hose and with
| the other apparatus had started home.
Hall dozen club members, and as many
women who are employed about the club,
were asleep in the building at the time.
They had no warning of the flames until
the liremen rushed into their apartments
AMI pulled them out bodily.
| IA ~ thnuUlt flni aVarvnna NVau taInu
out safely The fire started on the fifth
floor, in the kitchen from defective iluc,
il il supposed, or q carclcssly smothered
| fire in the range. Leads Of hose were run
ON all the high buildings, entirely sur
rounding the building. aud half hundred
streams Of water We're poured into IL from
all the windows. A torrent Of water
poured down the stairway, cascaded down
the elevator shaft, and soaked through
floor after floor hnil the furniture and
everything else about the building was
completely ruined. The tirst floor was de-
voted 10 the office, rcading-room and cafe.
On the second floor were the library and.
card-rooms, and on the third the sleeping.
rooms The dining-ruOm occupied the
fourth floor, and the kitchen was imme.
diately above u, in the mansard roof. The
smoke from the burning building cntercd
the Clifton house. adjoining ON the east,
and scores Of guests sprang out Of bed and
rushed In terror To the street, with the i'm.
preston that their hotel WIS ON fire.
The Chicago club was erected about III.
teen years ago, at n cost Of Sl3l 900. The
fixtures and furniture cost about SIS, 900.
and arc total loss, hut fully insured. The
damage 10 the building cannot be csti.
mated ut present, but Il will he heavy
Besides this there were many valuable
paintings In the rooms, which, no doubt
are utterly ruined.
later-lt transpircs that no lives wer,
lost, the employees Of the club having o..
capped 10 the roof Of nm adjoining building
The greater part Of the furniture wa
saved by being covered with tarpaulins
About so, 900 will cover the loss, and the
insurance il 500
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cerity and truthiulncss that did not hear
or SEQ single thing which indicated any
antagonism of the Union. / remember
that after it was all over ! was talking with
a party of men who had fought for the
Union, and happened, like me, tob be in Ma
con on business and some one remarked
that he wondered il any attempt would
be made by the Republican press TO mis-
represent the OCCASION, and we agreed
that those who should seek TO make the
people Of other sections believe that these
OK. Coniedeatcs had acted "a enemies 20
the Union and given vent to disloyal
sentiments would be guilty of moth
ing short OF gross injustice, and
that no man would have the depraved
imagination to attempt TO do so unless he
were a sensational newspaper correspond
emit" But this cannot be helped. The
newspapers that profit by misrepresenting
the south will not be prevented even by
what Mr.. Clifford says. They would not
be even though one came from the
grave. II is essential TO the success of their
political purposes that the people of the
north shall be kept in the belief Of the dis
loyalty OF the south, and they will paint
no other pictures. But, IN the Louisville
Courier-Journal says: "Ii the north wants
Ia renew the old dead and buried sectional
issue, and TO rcsurrcct perfectly empty
and spurious hatred into political policy,
under cover OF which organized corruption
can plant its foot once more in the Federal
service, and thieves may run away with
the national treasury and the public lands,
the south can stand IT, This IL the real
point involved, and the only way TO meet
il il by a maniul aud sensible refusal Ia
make any concessions 10 pcrfunctory and
prcmeditatcd malignity, standing pat on
our full business hand, asking odd.
Of nobody, and paying lip serv.
ice to no party" And thi'
the south will do. We are in the
Union AMI have our rights in the Union
and we arr going Ia preserve, and, II need
be, defend them. In the words of the
New Orleans Times.Dcmocrat let these
northern Republican papers howl ant
"growl rs much ~ they want To. 1t mus
be- fully understood that the south has nc
intention Of changing It's views on this
subject, aud that II proposes TO hold jus
such celebrations for all time; il would
indeed, be cowardice II il surrendered any
Of the glorious but short history OF In,
Confcdcncy because that cause failed"
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A Daring Train Robbery.

PuKBio, Col, Nov. 3.-At O'Clock this
morning several masked men stopped the
enst-bound Salt lake express on the Den.
yer & Rio Grande road. a few miles east Of
Grand Junction, and compelled the
engineer, fireman, mail and express
messengers TO leave the train. While
they were being guarded by ono Of their
number the others passed through the
train, relieving the passengers of their
money and yaliahlrs. Tho robbers then
entered the express car. but failed 10 open
the safe Mail pouches were cut and
registered packages and letters opened.
The train wns allowed 90 proceed after
being delayed over an hour. and the rob
hers took 10 the mountains. II is not vet
learned how much money they secured.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04

CnAELEsToN, :. G., Nov. J.-Thc fourth
day Of the Charleston gala week ended to-
night IN q blazc OF glory. During the past
three days 10000 visitors have arrived
here, and constant additions are being
made To the throng 10y every train. The
program today consisted II shot gun
tournament. boat mcrs and hor-r races.
Tho entertainment tonight was an cxhihi.
ton drill oi the city fire department and a
grand fantastic parade, in which 5000 men,
in all kinds Of quaint aud outandish cC..
TUNES, rc-cnac,cd the mst spiritcd scenes
ol MaNli Gas. The riiy was illuminated
from end 10 end, and the effect Of the Chi
ncsc Examinations was most enchanting.
The festival will not end until Saturday.
Thousands OF new visitors are expected to-
morrow.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04

sr. PAU, MINI, Nov Freight rep.
rrscniaiiycs Of the Chicago lines held a
proinctcd meeting here today, called 10
discuss whoa, and flour rates II will be
remembered that all previous attempts TO
raise rates had been prevented 10y the st..
Paul & Duluth. While this road WIS not
represented nj the mcciingtoday, the close
oi lake navigation makes IL consent un.
important. The agreement finally reached
today wits 60 raise wheat and -four rates
from Minneapolis to Chicago and common
points from y, the present fat rate. TO 10
cents. Milling In transit rates from all
points west ~ Minneapolis, . cents per
hundred, and the use ol transit j. limited
to certain territory. The vote ~ the Bur
lngion & Northern WIS east subject TO the
approval Of Manager Harris. Its thought
this will abolish the usr Of transit from oil
bat fai wcst stations ltiscxprctcd Chair
man faiihom will shortly call meeting
10 consider an advance In soft coal rates.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04
tn. ,..pce,.r q. n. Arrested

GUrgN BAY, Wis, Nov, . The corp.
nrrs jury returned the following ycrlici
nj the inquest ON the body Of the man
picked up oil Shcboygan by the schooner
= H. Pomcpy
"l'hc decreased came TO his death by
MASON ol exposure on life raft ON Lake
Michigan, oil Shchoygnn, SUNDAY morning.
October 20. 1887, having hrcn compelled
10 seek the aforesaid mit by MASON of the
sinking oi the Vernon. That Rule H., g.n.
crnl rules and regulations Tor steam vessels.
which r,guircs cork lite prc-crycr, was
not complied with, aud We recommend that
the inspector who last inspected the
steamer Vernon bc. 10y the proper authori
ti,r, arrested and held for trial
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04

now ON the warpath, and that the soldiers
IN Montana are preparing as best they can
ior defense. Sitting Bull is at Standing
Rock with over 5000 Siouxs, and he is
said TO be in league with the Crows. Peo-
pie west OF the Missouri are anxious that
Fort Lincoln, five miles south of here, be
gwen more troops. At present there are
only five companies at the post, and as
TINS would be the post from which the first
check could be put upon the outbreak
IRON Standing Rock, it is essential that a
good force OF troops be stationed here. A
strong effort will be made to have addi-
tional troops sent at once, Notwithstanding
the report that Fort Lincoln will be aban-
doned. Western settlers complain against
the policy OF the government in central
iZng the soldiers at eastern dress parade
posts while few scattering companies are
left around the Indian agencies TO protect
the people against thousands of Indians
who never forget an imagined wrong and
are always ready for blood"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04
NEVER BEFORE nauALrp.
The Rate of Railway Building in the
Country.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-The Railway
Age OF tomorrow will say: During the
last few months the work of railway build
ing has been going on in the United Staiss
at a rate never before cqualed The great
prosperity OF the country and the tendency
To migrate into new aud undcyelopcd re-
gions have encouraged the great railway
companies 10 push forward an enormous
amount of new mileage In order TO antici-
pate and keep up with similar enterprise
ON the part Of their competitions. From
January 10 November I, Pa roads have
laid total Of q, l0S miles Oi track Nor,
track has been laid 40 fsr this year than in
the year 1856. and exceeds the record ui
all other years in the history OF this on amy
other country.
'Thc greatest activity hes been exhibit
cd In u broad belt west Of the Missouri
river, stretching from Dakota and Montana
south 10 the gulf. Kansas continues, "a
last year, far in the lead. showiT already
an addition Of ut least $50 miles since the
year began. Nebraska follows next, with
report Of SG7 miles. Texas with Sli miles,
Colorado with 40 miles and Dakota with
$50 miles, these four Suites and one Terri
tory already having added 4,71S miles Oi
new railways, or more than half Of the
total thus far reported for the entire coun.
tryn
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04
A NATI0NdL hoard or HEALTH
WANTED.

No greater outrage was ever porpetrated
upon the people than o. the Gripping Of
the National Board Of Health and (2) the
killing OF 1t. II had not only
proved its usefulness, but lis necessity,
by labors the most arduous, skill
ful and well directed during the
epidemic Of 1879. II has proven its title
TO the public confidence by its common
sense methods Of graphing with giant
disease, and preventing its spread, and it
was n means Of quietlng the apprehcn.
sions of the people who, in 1873 had
tasted Of the bitterness Of dire
disease. But tho more useful the
moro II stood in the way Of certain am
bilious doctoB, and il was doomed TO
destruction. II could not well be done at
once. No valid excuse could be given for
killing II on-hand, and 30 il was impaired
OF It's strength and finally was robbed OF its
chief function, the power 10 enforce
quarantine which was conferred upon
the Marine Hospital Service. Were it liv-
ing today the remissness Of Health Officer
Smith, of New York, would not have oc-
Cured TO arouse the terror OF the whole
northwest. It would have been able
to have intcrfAd to prevent the
wholesale Introduction Of Asiatic
cholera by 800 or more Italian emf
grants. That the American Health
Association will take cognizanrc Of this
rcmissncS goes without saying. II will
bc one Of its inst duties, aud We suggest
that IL follow up any expression Of It's In.
dignalion with demand upon Congress
Ia revive the National Board Of Health,
with plcnary powers TO enforce any
quarantine Il may order. It will not do for
GO,OOO 900 Of people 10 I've at the mercy
Of local boards Of health operated upon by
local interests. Quarantine, To bc fully,
fairly aud successfully operated, must be
cniopcdby national authority and through
a board created Tor that purpose and amply
empowered by law.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04

Today's issue Of the ArrEAL embraces
ten pages. The demand upon our space
by advertisers has become 80 great
that, in justice TO our readers,
we have occasionally to increase
.hc proportions of the paper II
Is the purpose of the ArrEAL 10 give all
the news, whatever may be the
magnitude OF the advertisers iayor.
and 1t is 10 this end that 4
enlargcs It's space, 10y the addition Of cN
ira pages, from time 20 time. The
reception Of the ArrEAL's model issue OF
yesterday. with its exhaustive report ncla-
tive 10 the anarchists was very gratifying
as a recognition Of enterprise.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04
TEN MILES OF FIRE.
THE TOWN or PpRTIA, ARKANSAS,
THRr4TENED.
Immense Losses of Cotton and Timber
The steamkr Home Burned-The
chicago Club-House- Fires in
the Country
the Country. | !
&c. -
Special Dispatch TO the Appeal.

Special Dispatch to the Appeal.
PonTIA, Ark, Nov THE woods for
ten miles in and daround this place have
been on fire for the last iourdays, and now
the property in tbe, limits Of the town is
threatened. Cotton fields have been
burned; corn cribs, barns, dwellings and
fences have been ruined The woods are
bare. The stock is coming out for want OF
water, and game is being run out on ac-
count OF the fire. This is a great loss to
farmers, as most OF their crop is gone. The
mast is burned and it is likely to cause
every kind of provisions to be high for the
next year. We have had no good rain
since May, and help may yet be needed
from our sister towns.
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Pension Appeals.

wAsuISGroN, Nov. ID. l.. Hawkins,
assistant Secretary Of the Interior. having
special charge aud direction Of the boJsd
Of pension appeals, has prepared q report
to the Secretary Of the Interior covering
the operations Of the hoard since the in.
crease In Us membership on July I, 1856.
10 November I, 1857.
The followingsummary II the operations
OF the board = appended 10 tho report:
Appeals pending July /, 1896. 2. 2GG. M.
pcals illcd since, 1858. total cases disposed
~, 0. 2Sa; appeals decided NV boarl whore.
In the decision Of the pension office va.
sustained, 3,T2a. reversed 2gG. appeals
wherein action was rcconsidercd by pcn.
sion office and pensions allowed ON notice
that appeal las hccn taken, i,l3l: appeals
withdrawn, "a appeals dismissed, 100:
appeals pending November I, 1857, 200.
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Nerihcrn rnciar nend..

Nrw lopg, Nov AIT the special
meeting Of the preferred Stockholders VI
the Northern Pacific railroad, the poposi.
ton ul the management ~ remove the re-
slrlciion against issuing new bonds WIS
accepted, and the directors wcp author.
hgd 10y vote of 3i00lG shars. out II a
total issue Of $4,000 SHARES, 90 issue new
bonds not exceeding Si2,OOo,OOO. bearing
interest OF not mop than per cent. per
annum. Only thrcciourths yoic.wa ~.
quiWd
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Five Men Fatally Injured,

Special Dispatch to the Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. Sat Frank
lin, KY, this afternoon one man was
killed and four probably fatally injured by
terrible accident The building com
mittee of the Methodist church at that
point went to inspect the repairs in
progress, and went on scaffold thirty feet
from the ground. The timbers gave way
and fell. Joseph w. Crow was instantly
killed. A. S. Walker and j. s. Hardee
each had their backs broken; George b.
Knapp and w. X. Jackson each had both
legs broken and received internal injuries.
All OF them NAV die
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-04
The sale or en-. New YORK. er.pn,e.

INV loRE, Nov. D. The negotiations
for the sale of the New York Grsphicha
been concluded and syndicate " wealthy
capitalists In New York and Philadelphia
have inallysccurcd control OF the Paper.
This arrangement will keep the Graphic an
independent Democratic journal aud the
friend ui the national and state admins.
tu,tions. Thus the prominent Republicans,
who wcrt negotiating ipr Il. have failed Ia
get control, and the paper istobc strength.
cnod aud rmain IN the Democratic fold.
Mai. lliuklcy, the former proprietor ic-
tains n minority share Of the stock ana
docs not 20 ont oi interest in the Graphic,
~ hc would have done had MIR Plat ard
his friends bought II. Mr.. Edward II.
Goh. president oi the American
Electric manufacturing, company ha.
been selected ~ the president OF
the new organization, and Mr.. T..
G. Brown will DO the general man.SCr.
Col. Frank 4. Burr. oi the philadclphia
Times, will bc the rditor. II Is understood
that the price paid was on the basis Of
$3.50 O0
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DESPERATE INCONSISTENCIES.
Banting an Informer 10 Death In the
Presence of His wife.

AANnNhNt Va AAAo
NEw YogR, Nov. 3.-An Atlanta (Ga. }
special says: Information reached the
revenue agents office yesterday that Will
lam A. Morgan, of HARRISON county, was
beaten to death with sticks by n party of
moonshiners on the night Of October 80.
This is the terrible sequel Of long story
Of crime in HARRISON, which began last
January. On the 10th Of January Reye.
nue. Agent w. r. Colquitt and n posse
captured aud broke up a large Illicit dis
till,Ay in the Northwestern part - IIanll-
son county. There they captured seven
men. On the lith Of last month Revenue
Agent Colquitt and Deputy Manhals John
son and Rowe attempted to stop buggy
loaded with whisky. As they walked
around In front Of Il the mOOnshines fired
eight or ten shots Mt them, and finally got
away, A few days after, on the night OF
the 25th Of October, the same party OF rev.
enhe onices captured McAlpin's distillcry
in the northwest OF HARRISON county, about
three miles from the place where the big
distillery WIS captured last january. John
McAlpin and his brother Alexander cs,-
capped. On Sunday night party of men
went 10 the house Of VIM. A. Morgan,
who WIS suspected Of having given the in.
formation on which the distillcry was
found, aud beat him to death, in the
presence Of his wife, with heavy sticks,
and when she begged pitcously for his lie,
they knocked her on the head with one oi
the clubs The brutcs probably left hcI
inscnsiblc, thinking they hal closed hcl
mouth forever, but she recovered. aud Il !.
from her that the details oil the crime went
out The facts were briefly told in an mn.
signed letter sent 10 Revenue Agent Chap
man
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A nanaII ,nninred.

Rio GRASnE CRY, Tex, Nov. 3.-Pasr.
los, = noted Mexican bandit, was captured
ut Guarlado, Mex, Tuesday evening. TO.
grihcr with two associalrs They wcre
taken 10 Camnrgo, where. II IA aid. pasulos
was 20 bc shot today. II has been asccr.
tanned that Pasulos was ono of he bsndii.
who Sucked the rich Alaka rnnch In ibc
San Juan river, above Camaryo, two
weeks ago.